Filmed By Bike

Filmed By Bike is a fun film event which, apparently, has been going on in Portland for a number of years. Last night we attended the street party thanks to my good friends at Nutcase Bike Helmets (check them out — they are FABULOUS!). This event celebrates all that is bike friendly and then some!
Although there was ample bike parking, by 8:00 it was packed like a can of sardines! We had to really wrestle to get our bikes out — which is great! Seeing this many people on bikes is inspiring. We had some Fat Tire Ale, mingles, listened to some fun tunes courtesy of various DJs. There were performers, hula hoopers, neon –decorated bikes, and the list goes on. I did not stay to watch the film, tho’ it is going on tonight as well and well worth seeing.
This is such a great event & captures the spirit of Portland’s cycling culture perfectly. While the street party is not on for tonight, go see the film at The Clinton Theater — and ride your bike over!

The Filmed By Bike Festival is now in its seventh year — while the Clinton Street Theatre is hosting again this year, the Friday night featured a street party till 1am! Filmed by Bike is a festival of bike-​themed independent short movies from around the world. None of the movies are more than a few minutes long, and all of them celebrate some element of cycling, often with a Portland feel.
While I was a little disappointed with the films this year, that’s more to do with how good they were last year, and less that this year’s crop are not pretty good. The festival runs for seven days this year, so get down there to one of the showings!
Check out the YouTube trailer here!